Medical Conditions: Infant
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My Nephew Has a Medical Condition, My Sister Needs Help
Asked by R.P. from Wichita
on October 23, 2009
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hi all, i have a question, my sister has a little boy (age 4) who just found out that he has a medical condition that makes him poop his pants. i know weird, right? th...
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- Good Morning R., As the other Mama's said, have your sister look for a Dr. with treatment recommendations. There is no reason in the world now for this little guy to h...
- Does he have encopresis? there are physicians (ue=sually pediatric gastroenterologists) who work with this and medicines you can take to help. It isn't quick but it ...
- I assume he has encopresis which my son also has. Your sister needs to get him into the GI group at Children's Mercy. It may be as long as a 2 month wait so she shou...
Potty Training
Asked by J.U. from Richmond
on September 11, 2009
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My son is 2 ½ years old and I have been trying to potty train him when he turned 2. I having no luck, I tried every thing (stickers, candy, reading books, playing ga...
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- He's just probably not ready. I'd give it a rest for awhile. Try again in a month or so. If he's still not ready, try again in another month. The more pressure you pu...
- My boys both decided on their 4th birthdays that they were big boys now. I had been trying with both of them since they were each 2 years old, and no matter what I tr...
- I hate to tell you but your son will be potty trained when he's good and ready. pushing him into it, if he's not ready, will only make it take longer. we had the sam...
Nighttime Potty Training Options
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on December 11, 2009
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I have an almost 4 year old who has been potty training for well over a year now. I am frustrated by daytime accidents, but it is the nighttime issues that are drivin...
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- Hi J., Make sure your daughter uses the bathroom before she goes to bed to empty out as much from her bladder as she can. One thing I noticed in your request is ...
- Gerber makes a cloth training pant and a plastic one w/some cloth to go over it for night or nap.
- First- has your pediatrician ruled out anything medical? After you have established no medical problems- then you need to get some structure and consistancy-- the pull...
Potty Training (Naps & Overnight)
Asked by K.M. from Washington DC
on February 17, 2008
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My 3.5 year old son is potty trained except at naptime and overnight. Currently he wears a diaper overnight but not at naptime anymore. He was doing really well at day...
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- I actually have the same problem (except for naptime). My son will be 3 next month. I had him potty trained at 2.5. He was so good about waking up during the night to ...
- K., Boys do take longer to potty train than girls do and they do take longer to get out of the diaper/pull up at nap and bed times. I think he will do it when he's ...
- Hi K., When my boys were little-2 & 4, they both wore diapers to bed. The 4 yr old would always be wet when he awakened & I never knew if it occurred overnight or af...
The Potty Training Nightmare Continues
Asked by S.S. from Miami
on March 24, 2010
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Okay, so we are still at it. He will be 5 in may. We were seeing a child psychologist, and following all his advice and let me tell you it was getting us no where. ...
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- My father in law told me his mother said once: "I hope Robert will be done potty trained soon because in a couple of months he starts elementary school"...so, see you ...
- S., is he going to speech therapy because he had ear problems and couldn't hear right, therefore not pronounce the words correctly or for another reason? My oldest w...
- Look online for Wendy Sweeneys Booty Camp classes. She offers them in Chicago over one day and has an amazing success rate. It would be worth the savings in diapers to...
Potty Training a Toddler with Hirschsprung Disease
Asked by R.S. from Wichita
on July 2, 2008
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I was curious if anyone had a child with hirschsprung disease. I am starting potty training my 2 year 3 month year old and the sensation to go poop isn't there yet. ...
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- I have a feeling you may not have received the responses people on here normally would have received because of your sons medical condition & maybe people's lack of kn...
- My nephew has hirschsprung's but he has a bag! so I dont know if I can help you.. he has only pooped maybe 3 times!! I will ask my SIL and see what she says and get b...
- I don't know this disease and how it'll effect potty traing but you can sit him down on potty and give him a toy or a book to look at while you are talking to him lett...
Potty Training My Son
Asked by J.H. from Cumberland
on September 12, 2010
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ok so my son just turned 2. i have been trying to potty train him since he was 18 months old but he doesnt like to use the potty that often. am i doing something wrong...
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- Hi - It doesn't sound like he's ready. We tried pushing our daughter to train at 2.5, and it didn't work. I'd back off, let him use diapers if he wants to, and then ...
- Here's another vote that he is too young. My son potty trained at closer to three years. My daughter just turned two and we haven't even really started in earnest. ...
- First instinct answer - he's too young. Most boys take much longer than girls, and pushing it too hard now will just make him fight it.
Potty Training Regression
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on August 20, 2009
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Ok I need some help.
My son has been potty trained for about 6 1/2mths now. We trained him right after his baby sister was born to prevent and regression. He has be...
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- I have an almost 5 year old girl, and we've been through several regressions and back. (Lots of change and a very sensitive girl . . . ) Usually we notice regressio...
- There is probably a little jealousy going on. He's at that age where he wants to be a big boy, but he sees all the attention his sister is getting. He may be nervous...
- The jazzercise and the preschool could be it. My son had problems with changes two times. ONLY when he started pre-school and then when it ended and he started summe...
Potty Training Regression
Asked by K.B. from Sacramento
on October 28, 2009
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My daughter is seriously regressing in the potty training area. She has been fully potty trained for a full year now, and with in the last month she has started peein...
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- First thing I would do is take her for a physical checkup to make sure that she doesn't have a urinary tract infection or some other physical problem causing this. I a...
- Since she has been potty trained for such a long time and this seems like a change in her normal patterns I would actually take her to the pediatrician to run a urine ...
- I think she is trying to send you a message. Something is bothering or scaring her and she cannot cope with it verbally. You never know. It may be a movie she watched ...
Potty Training Issues
Asked by L.H. from Washington DC
on March 4, 2008
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I have a 5 year old who very rarely will poop on the potty. He was completely potty trained before his 2nd birthday pretty much on his own. When he turned 3 he started...
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- Hi Laua, Your son has regressed from the birth of your new baby. Contact your local pediatrian. D.
- Hi L.- I agree with the other responders. I think you should have your pediatrician check out your son to make sure it's nothing medical, but it is probably jealou...
- hi L., i think something else is up with him. is he mad about something for this is a defiant reaction. i think just before you put his pj.s on there needs to be a ...
